MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

No
teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page188) . #
Secu rethero of lugg agera ck tothero of rail-
ing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
inst ruction s. Cup
holder Cup
holder Swit
c Swit
ching t hing
the coolin gor heatin gfun ction f he
coolin gor heatin gfun ction for t or
the he
t t
em em
per per
atur atur
e-con tr e-con
trolled cupholder onor olled
cupholder onoro. o.
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryby touc hing the
heati ngelem ents
The cup holder 'sheati ngelem entsma ybe
ve ry hot.
Yo ucan burnyo urself onthem. #
Donotto uc hth ecup holder's hotheat-
ing elements. #
Ensur eth at no childr encan acces sth e
cup holder' sho theatin gelemen ts. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto objects inthete mp era-
tur e-contr olledcupholder If
yo uplace objects intoth ete mp eratur e-con-
tr olled cupholder ,th ey ma ybecome dam-
ag ed. #
Donotplace object sint oth ete mp era-
tur e-contr olledcupholder . Cup
holder inthefront cent erconsole Seats
andstow ing
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Cup
holder inthere ar passen gercom partment cen-
te rconsole Cup
holder inthere ar passen gercom partment cen-
te rconsole (Mercedes-Ma ybachfo ur -seat ervehicles) #
T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: oncup holder 1,press button
2 repeat edlyuntil theblue (keep cool) orred
(k eep warm)in dicat orlam pon thebutt on
lights up.
If yo uuse theheating function ,th eme tal
inser tof thecup holder isheat ed.Once acer -
ta in temp eratur ehas been reac hed, thewa rn-
ing lamplights up.Donotre ac hint oth ecup
holder's metalinser twhen thewa rning lampis
lit. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
press button2 repeat edlyuntil
th eindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes out. %
Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasoT cloth. Soc
ke Soc
kets ts
Usi
ngt Usi
ngthe 12 Vsoc ket he
12 Vsoc ket RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyconnect devices uptoamaximum of
240 W(20 A).
Depe nding on theve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partment inthefront cent er
console
R Inthecar gocom partment 140140
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andstow ing

Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partment in
th efront cent erconsole #
LiT upcap 1ofthesoc ketand inser tth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve conn ectedade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,lea vetheco verof thestor ag ecom part-
ment open. Using
t Using
the 115 Vsoc ke he
115 Vsoc ketin t t
in the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng er er
com com
par par
tment tment
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iesdue toa
damag edconnectin gcable oradamag ed
soc ket
Yo ucould receiv ean elect ric shoc kif th econ-
necting cableorthe115 Vpo we rsoc ketis
pulle dout ofthetrim orisdamag edorwe t. #
Use onlyconnec tingcablesthat aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theve hicle isswitc hedo.,mak e
sur eth at the115 Vpo we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedi atelyha ve the115 Vpo we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali/ed
special izedwo rkshop ifit is damag edor
has been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplug theconnecting cableintoa
115 Vpo we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulledout ofthetrim. &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdeat hdue tousing the
soc ketincor rectl y
In par ticul ar,yo ucould receiv ean elect ric
shoc k:
R Ifyo uto uc hth einside ofthesoc ket
R Ifyo uinser tunsuit abledevices orobjects
int oth esoc ket #
Donotto uc hth einside ofthesoc ket. #
Onlyconnec tsuit able devices tothe
soc ket. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R Onlyconnec tde vices withasuit able plug
whi chconf orms tothestandar dsspeci/c to
th ecountr yyo uar ein.
R Onlyconnect devices uptoamaximum of
150 W(1.3 A).
R Donotuse mult iplesocketoutle ts.
Depend ingontheve hicle equipme nt,th edesign
of thecent erconsole andstow agecom partmen t
ma ydi.er . Se
ats and stow ing
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Using
the115 Vsoc ketin thecent erconsole ofthe
re ar passen gercom partment 115
Vsoc ketin thecent erconsole ofthere ar
passen gercom partment (Mercedes-Ma ybach4-seat
ve hicles) #
Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles withind ividual
re ar seats: openthestow agecom partmen tof
th ecent erconsole ofthere ar passen gercom-
par tment . #
Open 0ap3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into115 Vsoc ket
1 .
When theon-boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis
su1cien t,indicat orlam p2 lights up. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof USB por w
of USB ports ts
Depending
ontheve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestow agecom partmen tof thecoc kpit
ar mr est (/ page127)
R Inthefront cent erconsole next to themobile
phone stow agecom partmen t
R Inthere ar cent erconso le
R Vehicles withRear Comf ortPa ckag e: inthe
cent erarmr estof thesecond row of seats in
th ere ar passen gercom partment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles with5 seats in
th ere ar passen gercom partment: inthecen-
te rar mr est inthere ar passen gercom part-
ment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles withind ividual
re ar seats: inthecent erconsole ofthere ar
passen gercom partment 142142
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andstow ing

R
Vehicles withth re ero ws ofseats: totheright
and leTnext to theseat
If th eve hicle isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vic es, e.g.mobil ephon es,atUSB ports.The
ch argin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to3A). RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
at at
or box or
box Using
t Using
the r he
refr efr
ig ig
er er
at at
or box or
box &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskof/redue toaco vered
ve nt grille onthere frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yove rheat. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
vent grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in the
tr unk .
This equipme ntisavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles.
The refrig er ator boxca nbe ar ama ximu mload of
7.7 lb(3.5 kg). St
oreonl yplasti cbo ttles intheupper compart-
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The contents ofthe
bo ttle must beno mor eth an 17 0.oz. (0.5 liter s).
If yo udo notneed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extended period,sw itchit o. ,defrost itand
cle an it.AT erdoi ng so, leavethelid open fora
time.
Mor econdensation mayoccur during intensiv e
use. Cleaning maybe requ ired.
The refrig er ator boxwi llre duce itscooling capa-
city orswitc ho. inthefo llo wing cases :
R Tooman yelectr icalconsumer sar etur ned on.
R The star terbatt eryis no tsu1cien tly ch arge d.
If th is isthecase, theindicat orlam pswill 0ash on
th ebutt onforswitc hingthere frig er ator boxon
and o..The cooling func tionwi llau tomaticall y
switc hbac kon assoon asther eis su1cien tvo lt-
ag e.
% Toinst allthere frig er ator boxin thecar go
com partment orremo veit,please contacta
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Ex
am ple: vehicles withind ividual rear seats #
Vehicles with5-se ater variant: fold do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pullhandl eon stor ag ebo x1 and fold do wn
th eco verof stor ag ebo x2. Seats
andstow ing
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Ex
am ple: vehicles withind ividual rear seats #
T T
o open : o
open :pull thehandle onrefrig er ator box
1 and fold do wn theco verof there frig er ator
bo x. #
T T
o sw itc o
sw itchon: h
on: pres sbut ton2 repeat edlyuntil
an indicat orlam p(lo wcooling) lightsuportwo
indicat orlam ps(high cooling) lightup. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
press button2 repeat edlyuntil
bo th indicat orlam psgo out. WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
ging oft ging
ofthe mobile phoneandcon- he
mobile phoneandcon-
nection wit nection
witht h
the e he
ext xt
er er
ior ant ior
antenna enna
NNo o
t t
es on wir es
on wirelessl elessl
yc y
char har
ging t ging
the mobile phone he
mobile phone &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they canno t
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. 144144
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andstow ing

*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto objects causedbyplac-
ing them inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partment If
objects areplaced inthemobile phonestor -
ag ecom partment, these maybe damag edby
electr omagne tic/elds. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media, skipasses orother objects sensi -
tiv eto electr omagne tic/elds inthe
mobile phonestor ag ecom partment . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto themobile phonestow -
ag ecom partmen tcaused byliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partmen t,thecom partment maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partmen t. Alw
aysobser vetheno tesfo rper sons withelec-
tr onic medical aids(/page30). R
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,th e
mobile phoneisconnect edtotheve hicle' s
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfu nct ion and wireless connection
of themobile phonetotheve hicle' sex terior
ant enna areonl yav ailabl eif th eve hicle is
switc hedon.
R Smal lmobil ephone sma yno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile phone
st ow agecom partmen t.
R Largemobile phones whichdo notre st 0at in
th emobile phonestow agecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor connect edwith
th eve hicle' sex terior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr ocess. Thismayalso depen don
th eapplications (apps)cur rentl yope nin the
bac kground.
R Toensur emor ee1cient chargin gand conn ec-
tio nwit hth eve hicle' sex terior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otectiv eco verfr om themobile
phone. Protectiv eco vers whic har enece ssary
fo rwir eless chargin gar ean excep tion . WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
gingof amobile phoneint gin
gof amobile phoneinthe coc k- he
coc k-
pit pit
RR
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uir uir
ements: ements:
R The mobile phoneissuit able forwir eless
ch argin g.
% Alis tof com patiblemobil ephon escan be
fo und at:https://www .mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ #
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecent er
of mat 1aspossible withth edispla yfa cing
upw ards.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d. Seats
andstow ing
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Malfunc
tionsdetected dur ing thech argin g
pr ocess aresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The matca nbe remo vedfo rcleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater. WW
ir ir
elessl elessl
yc y
char har
ging amobile phoneint ging
amobile phoneinthe r he
rear ear
pass eng pass
engercom er
com par par
tment tment
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr awe rin thecent er
console ofthere ar passen gercom part-
ment duetobody weight When
open,thedr awe rin thecent erconsole
of there ar passen gercom partment canbe
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsuppor tyo urself ontheopen
dr awe r. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The mobile phonemustbesuit able forwir e-
less chargin g. %
Alis tof com patiblemobil ephon escan be
fo und at:https://www .mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ Mat
infront ofthestow agecom partmen tin there ar
ar mr est Mat
inthecent erconsole ofthere ar passen ger
com partmen t(onl yMer cedes-M aybac hve hicles with
ind ividual rear seats) #
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecent er
of mat 1aspossible withth edispla yfa cing
upw ards.
When theindicat orlam plights up,themobile
phone isbeing charge d. 146146
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andstow ing

Ins
t Ins
talli ng/r alli
ng/remo emo
vingt vin
gthe he
0oor 0oor
mats mats
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRis kof accide ntdue toobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. InstInst
alling alling
0oor 0oor
mats mats
#
Movethecor respond ingseat backwards and
la y th e0oor matinthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1ontoholder s2. #
Adjust thecor respond ingseat.
% V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hat h
athir hir
dro d
ro w of seats (allv w
of seats (allvehicle s ehicle
s
ex ex
cep cep
tMer t
Mer cedes-M a cedes-M
aybac ybac
hv h
vehicles): ehicles):
To
inst allthe0oor mats ontheth ird ro w of seats, slide
thecor respond ingseat onthesecond
ro w of seats forw ards.
R R
emo emo
ving vin
g0oor 0oor
mats mats
#
Pullth e0oor mato.holder s2. #
Remo vethe0oor mat.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withat h
athir hir
dro d
ro w of seats (allv w
of seats (allvehicle s ehicle
s
ex ex
cep cep
tMer t
Mer cedes-M a cedes-M
aybac ybac
hv h
vehicles): ehicles):
To
re mo vethe0oor mats ontheth ird ro w of
seats, slidethecor respond ingseat onthe
secon dro w of seats forw ards. Se
ats and stow ing
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ExtExt
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing InfInf
or or
mation aboutlightingsyst mation
aboutlightingsystems andy ems
andyour our
r r
esponsibil ity esponsibil
ity The
various lightin gsy stems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsi ble
fo rcor rect vehicle illumin ation inaccor dance with
th epr ev ailin glig ht and visibilitycond itions, legal
re qu irements andtra1c situation. Light
switch Light
switch OperOper
ating t ating
the light switc h he
light switc h 0047
0063 LeT-handstanding lights
0048 0064 Right-hand standing lights
0049 0060 Parking lights andlicense platelam p
004A 0058 Automatic drivin glights (prefer redlight
switc hposition) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar fogligh ton /o .
Whe nlow bea misac tivated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lights willbedeactiv ated and
re placed bythe0058 low- beam indicat orlam p. #
Alwayspar kyo ur vehicle safelyusin gsu1cie nt
lig htin g,inaccor dance withth ere leva nt leg al
stipula tions.
* N NO O
TE TE
Batt erydis chargin gby oper ating the
st an ding ligh ts Op
erating thestanding lightsovera per iod of
hour sputs astr ain onthebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon theright 0064
or leT 0063 parking light. If
th ebatt eryis insu1c ientlych arge d, thestand-
ing lights orpar king lights willbeswitc hedo.
aut omaticall yto facilit ateth ene xt engine star t. 148148
Light
andvisibility